Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech is seeking a Dean. Sue Rosser, who provided exemplary leadership as Dean of the College for 10 years, stepped down this summer to become Provost at San Francisco State University. The President and Provost of Georgia Tech announce a nationwide search for a successor who can lead the Ivan Allen College to continued prominence and accomplishment.

The chief academic and administrative officer of the College, this individual will report to the Georgia Tech Provost and also hold the title of Ivan Allen The chief academic and administrative officer of the College, this individual will report to the Georgia Tech Provost and also hold the title of Ivan Allen Dean's Chair of Liberal Arts and Technology. For more information, please read the Institute’s official announcement (link to announcement).

Position Description

Read the full position description including areas of responsibilities, ideal candidate profile and nomination information.

Nominations

Please forward all candidate nominations to Bill Funk of the search firm R. William Funk & Associates.

Timeline

August through October - Candidate Development

Early November -  Off-site Candidate Interviews

November and December – On Campus Interviews

January - Selection, Negotiation, and the Announcement of a New Dean

Members of the Dean Search Committee

Chair   Doug Allen - Professor and Associate Dean, College of Architecture

co-Chair   Marilyn Brown - Professor, School of Public Policy

Inman Allen – President, Ivan Allen Company, member of the Ivan Allen College Development Council

Jane Ammons - Associate Dean of Engineering for Faculty Affairs and Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Rebecca Burnett - Professor, School of Literature, Communication, and Culture

Bettina Cothran - Professor of German, School of Modern Languages

Shannon Dobranski, Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Literature, Communication, and Culture

Marta Garcia - Assistant Vice President, Development, Georgia Tech

Seymour Goodman - Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the College of Computing and Co-Director of the Georgia Tech Information Security Center

Tina Lambert - Director of Finance Administration, Ivan Allen College

Nathan Moon – graduate student in the School of History, Technology and Society

Nancy Nersessian - Regents' Professor, School of Interactive Computing and School of Public Policy

Georgianna Nutt – undergraduate student, Global Economics and Modern Languages major

Ruth Uwaifo, Assistant Professor, School of Economics

William Winders – Associate Professor, School of History, Technology, and Society.

Ex-officio member: Jennifer Herazy - Office of the Provost, Georgia Tech

Search Firm

The search for a new dean of the College is being supported by R. William Funk & Associates of Dallas, Texas. While applications and nominations will be accepted until a new Dean is selected, interested parties are encouraged to submit their materials to the address below by October 15 to assure optimal consideration.

R. William Funk & Associates
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200
Dallas, Texas 75205

Nominations: bill.funk@rwilliamfunk.com

Candidates: krisha.creal@rwilliamfunk.com

Fax: 214/295-3312